SOC 2760 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Homicide

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2760
• Professor: Rob Shearer

Document Summary

Karen halttunen: depictions of murder reveal a shift from values based in puritan religion to secular values. First, murders are seen as sinners in a community of sinners / it the latter, the killer is like an alien monster whose crimes reflect his separation from the rest of society. Daniel cohen: cited two developments that made homicide more appealing to historians/scholars i. ii. Development of new social history in 70"s arguing for depictions of the poor, minorities, women, religious and ethic minorities and others who had been overlooked in histories oriented toward the rich and powerful. Renewed respect for narrative rather than quantitative/technical analysis. Eric monkkonen: shifts in homicide rates reflect web of social, economic and technological factors ranging from changes in policing and weapons to shifts in employment that may take a generation to take hold.